Example sentences of "i never " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I never did anything but sit in this room and powder my face and tell you what a clever fool you are , i should still be heavens high above the millions of common women who do their domestic duty , and sacrifice themselves , and run Trade departments and all the rest of the vulgarities . |
| 2 | He knows I never argue , so he left off and praised the food . |
| 3 | I never liked the look of him . |
| 4 | Told me Moira F. had written to him , anxious for news about the glass , complaining that I never answered the phone , never replied to her letters , what should he tell her ? |
| 5 | ‘ I used to have the impression that I should feel almost privileged to work at certain big-name establishments when I saw the size of my pay packet , and I never used to know my general manager . |
| 6 | ‘ I never , ’ she gasped . |
| 7 | ‘ I never . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I never did it ! |
| 9 | I never ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I never can , once I 'm woken . |
| 11 | I never saw nothing of that Miss Baird , only Mr Forbes standing there like he says , and Jessie right beside him . ’ |
| 12 | But I never expected the reaction it got coming from me . |
| 13 | However , I never tried to get professional help , and that may well have been a mistake . |
| 14 | You say hello to her , you assume she has been reading your mail or listening in to your private telephone calls ( actually I never did either ) , and you tell her when you do not wish to be disturbed . |
| 15 | ‘ I never stole anything , you know . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't know how to do it — I never have known . |
| 17 | I never overstayed my welcome and always dreamed up some excuse if any of them suggested meeting me outside working hours . |
| 18 | It 's like I never really broke free , you know . ’ |
| 19 | I never thought I 'd say that a sneak thief had done us a favour . |
| 20 | I never thought I 'd live to see the day when a detective inspector would look like this . ’ |
| 21 | I never thought she would ! |
| 22 | ‘ I never — ’ the girl started to say . |
| 23 | I never imagined this would happen . |
| 24 | Makes me glad I never touched the stuff . ’ |
| 25 | Only trouble was I had so much to do ; I never even had a chance to snorkel . |
| 26 | ‘ And I never will ! |
| 27 | At tea breaks and lunchtime I never saw him eat more than a bar of chocolate or a biscuit . |
| 28 | I never saw him talk to anybody . |
| 29 | Would I one day show people this jacket and say that it had been a lovely afternoon in Central Park when he gave it to me and , in closing , would I say that as he disappeared into the trees , I never saw Oscar Wilde again ? |
| 30 | I do n't know how Mum managed but we were never without food , although we were short on other things — I never saw a television . |